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Telegram-herald., 1887-05-04

Tha St. AndrsFs T9tst A5stinencs Society
hsrs elected officers So follows Spiritual
Direcsor r. shop r ch .sr President Thomas
Hart. Fir-t Nics Prasiie1-. Thomas Na-tin.
Seso1d Fics Presiienf. Wllisn ifuun Re-
c1-iinE Secretary. Jsmes = NcBrise. Corr
rssrorf.ng SecTs'srT william H1czisv.
Fiaancial Secretary. Jon- kra0skcpf.
Trsssurer. Usnnis Dsaofan MsFs1a..
Fs-ri kezrneT. S'an1ard Bearer. Jam IS
N-Erxn
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-04

TIE ea.enent 81 stsnss stamped sn-
re as end pcs,al caris soid al ths post
oifes 3u-ine ths mons1 of April vas AZ fa,-
.rF- Hrt r,uE 81 .iHs tw1 cent tft'si
riar.eerf ~t fqe-eank sos tsn- cent.
flaf ataso-ceaf. sac tar cent srecis DE-
livery So newsnsrsr sfamrs. s1'5 t5.
hostage. I.te sftrfns <3S DNsts rsrts 0ne-
o-f.. t,a eneelocss sol8. s1.l3Lei. aakin-
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-04

SEw YoRK. May "a fierce prize ight
took place early this morning in hotel at
Pelhsm Heisats. The contestants wero
H1rhey Pecan. % this city. 82 years old.
weight I32 pounds. and Nike Breslil, aged
10 yesr-. weight l25 pounds. Regan was
kaocssd senseless in The fourth round, and
the purse vas given to Brss.in.
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-04

Know sli thst tie natice in Mondays
Ia seRks-tiFattr fhrs Herman keller vas
20 rzer collector ~ <frs - fs15 srd
1.~ N ant rrt srtho rsd t0 receive
aad reCei2t .or ans moasv. ess q de-
p.arsbie mlstsSs sod sbsald not reflect on
kr he4ef@ c. srse g. of honesty ~ 50
rsv. Mr Keller continues collector AZ
heret6 Sore. far soore uaueas aui I $50
81 hoTi1z NJ Keller ,o sre psrlies who
owe tas seove pape-s sna aeg ect ~ rff se
70 ray On 8emand 81 re sbore Herr ~
keller hss ree fsli co1 sisars ~ he la-
dersiznsa IEs MrEHErsr q
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-04

Brsastrssts Agency in this city yss.sr3s7
recei Tad tire announcement thst Alexander
and HsnrF strsuss. doing a. extensive
furniture bussnrss az ts3 West Fourth ST.
Cincinnss Rave male n sssi Ernlers CD g
Walf--sin Preferences were gwen 30 the
an nl-... 81 as p.
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-04
BAPTIST Heuason.

The annual social reunion of the three
Bapsis, churches Of this city takes place
Friday evening AZ The Eagle Hotel. J. *.
johnson entertaining the congregations.
Supper will he served a. 7.3J aud speeches
and t0asts added 20 the other euiOyments.
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-04
SOMETHING NEW!

have the exclusive sale for The entire State o.
Michigan Of the .C4zier Patent NsrdroOs
or Closet fixtures and Perfection foke"
which Ia the meet Perfect and Systematic ar
Tsn2ement for hanging the wearing apparel Of
lSdies. gentlemen and children in the wsrdrcDe
o. closet IL the most convenient manner ecofo-
n iEing room Without wrinkling the garments or
absorbing moisture f'cm The walls No one can
afford 4 do without r. Come and see them. Only
Al 90 per set Good agents eilh r ladies OF
gentlemenl wanted throughout the state 10 can
vsss for these and other goods Call. or address
with stamp.
MISS x. r. MATTHEW'S, Corset Pzriors,
2S Honroe-st., Crane Rapids. Mich,
Where Improvements are a speciality. Mention
this paper
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-04

Saturday next will be the opening day ~
the Ice Cream Par.Or ~ the Central Caudy
store, l0J Monroe 81.
M4refr A F0nwnY.
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-04

Ncr a. spring is here. auI everybody
chzosss fhsir c.sfhrr v1n6 sfrfs4 rca
fvra haer sng vorx ia cisarilz ara lfa-
lcx to axe sash T1s-s r1u esn Eet the
tesf wn~k isns El TIE .1~esf erisss >1e q
: rsee is tse )6 ard He.shs Esg'e -tesu1
ngs .1se. No q Csaai-st
\ b bs1oz. Hni1z ard rerzisE ~
zarf cisfalnx y sre r.f1 fhs 1frsaaf x
nsatcsss All 81seali,r. Nh.ch Il proven
heyact e seTsH
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-04

Nss Maggie A. Fo-mhv. Central Candy
store l03 Nonrcs-sf will open her ice
Cream Fsrl0r on Ssfgriag rsKt. May :.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-07-29
Poison in Hat-Sweat Bands.

The dangers which lie concealed in
our food and in our drink are not the
only ones which threatens us moderns
with ultimate extinction. Our wear.
ing apparel also shares in conveying
the poison. The latest source of trou-
BILE in the sweat bands of our hats, as
pointed out in the american Grocer,
by Joseph F. Geisler, official chemist
to the New York Mercantile Exchange
and chemist to the New York Dairy
Commission. 1t seems that the i'm
mediate source of peril is the presence
of lead compounds used as coloring
matters. The chemist referred to
found in his own case that he was suf-
fering from severe and peculiar head
aches, but did know of the presence of
lead until the hat was accidently ex-
posed to an atmosphere containing
sulphuretted hydrogen, when the band
became discolored.
White lead and litharge are fire.
quently used in connection with boiled
oil to give leather high and glossy
finish. While the use of lead in the
sweat bands of hats is nothing very
recent 1t is a matter not generally
known, and still less would its iniur-
ious character be suspected. Some
sweat-Dands contain more of the lead
compound than others, and also in diff
ferent combinations, rendering some
more injurious than others. While in
some hats the lead may be sufficiently
protected by an extra finish so as TO
render it under the circumstances
physiologically inert, this is not always
the case.
The principal i'll effects resulting
from the wearing of such hat would
be noticed during the first few weeks
that the hat Is worn, and before the
sweat band is more or less protected
by the accumulation of grease from
the hair and prespiration. 1t is prob
ably owing to the fact that such sweat
bands are worn with apparent impun-
ity in most cases. and that any i'll ef-
fects in the beginning are possibly as
signed to other causes, aud their true
source never suspected. The evil ef-
fects are therefore more readily observ
ed on wearing new hats.
The publication of this need not
cause any undue feeling of alarm, for
hats with leaden sweat-bands have been
worn for years, and are daily worn
without any complaint being made.
|. must be borne in mind, however,
that any i'll effects from the source
would seldom be traced to their true
cause when the latter is not under sus-
picion, and is, therefore, readily over
looked.
Mr.. Geisler confidently believes that
close observation will show that the
injurious effects of leaden sweat bands
usually of a high lustre and patent
leather appearance) and more far reach
ing than is generally supposed. Tee
use of lead compounds for the above
purpose are at best unsanhary, and
should be prohibited.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-07-29
Women at Auctions.

"If woman has weakness" remark
cd an old auctioneer, "it is for attend
ing auction sales of household furni-
ture. Advertise sale of furniture in
some dwelling house, and as sure M
your lie you will see it crowded with
young, old, and middle-aged women
on the day of the sale. Such an an-
nouncement will bring them out in all
kinds of weather, and 10 see them
swarming about the house after the
auctioneer would be a rare sight for
people unused to such things. They
will enter the house ar hour or two be-
fore the time set for the auction, pro-
vided they can get in, and spend the
time examining every article of furni-
ture in the house, from cellar 10 roof,
not even forgetting the pots or pans or
other culinary appurtenances. They
will exsmine the pictures on the walls,
IL there should be any, criticise their
artistic merit, and turn up their noses
when they learn that they have been
lauding cheap chromos unto the skies
under the mistaken impression that
they were masterpieces. When the
auctioneer mounts table or chair to
open the ball, which is usually done
by rapping his cane, the ladies rush
toward him from all sections Of the
building. They are looking for bar
gains and propose to get them. With
this determination in mind they ex-
anime or size up what they want, de-
eide what they are going to pay for it,
aud then wait until the auctioneer
reaches it. If it should be piece of
Brussels carpet in good condition there
is bound to be some spirited bidding,
as fifty per cent. of the women attend
the auctions ostensibly to buy carpets.
Five or six or maybe dozen ladies
will be watching carpet and waiting
to get it cheap, and then get mad
when they see others determined to
get the same article. When this is
The case the auctioneer feels in a good
humor, as he is bound to get good
price for it when the bidding becomes
lively. Bric-a-br for parlor orna-
mentation is something else sought for
at every sale. The young ladies bid
for these ornaments aud generally pay
good price, although they strike bar
gains at times. 1t is amusing to at
tend an auction where there is spirited
bidding. The ladies are bound to be-
come excited and many of them deter
mined, cost what 1t may, to get the ar
ticle they are seeking. Mrs. B. will bid
so cents a yard for piece of carpet,
whereupon Mrs. D. will go her better
at 55. Mrs. B. will then shake her
glove at Mrs. D., and in defiant man
ner offer 60, and so on until they become
mad enough to bite each other. OF
course, the auctioneer likes this rival.
ry, because it is always productive of
good prices and high commission. The
fun commences when misunderstand-
ing arises between two fair bidders.
The auctioneer may not hear one of
them bid and knock down the article
to the other bidder, and the result is a
matter anything but pleasant for the
luckless seller. Let man 60 to an
auction sale of household furniture and
I'll warrant that he will learn some
thing new about the fair sex."-Mis-
souri, Republican.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-07-29

An innocent-looking boy, with a big
bundle, IT. San Francisco, plucked a
fiashy man by the coat-tail and asked:
"Ei, sir can you tell me where l can
find this mani" The bundle was mark
ed "Colleot bal. on mdse., ST. The
ilashy man replied: "Wby, certainly,
that's me, sonny. Its meant for me.
l live right over there" "But there's
dollar to collect" "To be sure.
Here are two halves. Now run back
The flashy man turned the corner, got
out in secluded quarter, and opened
the package. 1t contained faded old
sleeps wool door mat, wrapped careful
ly around some hay inclosed in grain
sacking, the whole done up with bust
ness-like precision.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-07-29
Philadelphia & Erie r. R. Divis'
ion. and Northern Central
Railway.

~
In effect May 60 1857 Trains leave Sunbury.
EASTWARD,
Sunday, for Harrisburg and drtermedate stations.
arriving at PhiladelphiG 3.15y. m. New YORK
SEQ D. M. Baltimore, $40 D. m washington
$50 D. m. connecting at Philadelphia for ali sea
Shore points. Through PASSENGER coach to
Philadelphia,
daily except Sunday FOR Hairisonrg and interme.
diate stations, arriving at PhfladeIph ia
645 D. In; Washington, 7.45 D. m, Parlor car
through to Philadelphia and nassenpar Coaches
through to Philadelphia and BaItifnore 00'
7,45 D. m.-RenOvo Accommodation fda,ly
for Harrisburg ana all intermediate stations, arriy-
ing at Pbiladelphia a5 a m. New. YorL = n a m
Batlmore, as a. H. " washington "a OGt o5 m n
Sleeping car Recommendations can be secured at
Harrisburg for Philadelphia ana New York. on sun
days a through sleeping car VIII be run; on this
tralnlrom WlllamspI o Philadelphia. Philadelphia
passengers can remain nsleeper undisturbed unit
7am.
q, 200 a; m:GErie MAIL DAILY except Monday,
arriving at Philadelphia s,e5 a. m. New York,
2; m; Through Pullman sleeping cars are run on
ton and through passenger Coaches Co u phiiadeI
phla and Baltimore;
5.,ua. m.-Erle Mail daily except Sunday, 70.
Erie api all intermediate stations and Canalidai,
10 and Niagara Falls, with through Pullman PAL
ace cars and passenger coaches fo Erie and Roch
ester. '' ""' p''''' % ''l'A'9 W Nii0 ana A00h'
LOCK Haven ana intermediate stations
1252 D. m.-NiaCara EXPRESS GiaiIy axcent Sum-
4 W for Kane and intermediates stati0ns and Can
a uaigua and principal intermediate stations
Rochester BufTalo and Niapara Fails viii
through passenger coaches to Kane ana Rochester
and Paror car TO Wlliamsport.
$50 p. m. Fast Line daily except Sunday)for Re-
kns and intermediate stations, with through mas
senger coaches to Remove aud Watkins. f"
$40 a. m.-Sunday mall for Remove and interme.
diate station"
THROUGH TRAINS FOR SUNBJJRY FROM THE
EAST AND SOIJTH. No"' IL"
Sunday mail leaves Phfladelphia a. aO n m
Harrisburg 7.4O arriving at Sunbury q 20 a m with
through sleeping car from Phlladelphia IN viii
Transport. w w."
News Express leaves Philadelphia 4.so a. m.
ARRIVING az Sunbury a h9 a m 'Po Suiiuo'
N,oq,oro vo.. ,...
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-07-29
A Snake Swallows q Pig.
rom the Marshallville (Ga.) Times,

From the Marshallville tGa-) Times
Jasper Bryan, living out on the river
east of town, relates a remarkable in
cident between pig of bis and a
rattlesnake. A fine SOW and pigs used
to 90 in the river swamp, and frequent
ly the sow would appear for her slops
with one pig short, which so worried
friend Bryan that he mustered his
forces and went in search of the cause
of the absence of the pig. He had
not been in the swamp long before he
was startled by the peculiar sound of
the rattles, and upon investigation
found that a snake had swallowed a
pig, but the little grunter, not being
satisfied with the confinement, had
actually kicked its feet through the
belly of the snake and was walking
about trying to find its way out of the
woods, with its head still inclosed in
the lower part of the snakes body.
The snake was promptly killed and
found to contain sixteen rattles. The
pig was carried home and is doing
well,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-07-29
1t Frightened Her.

Old man (reading report of base ball
game)-"They got onto Clarkson early
IN the game and pounded him all over
the field. He succe eded in striking
out two men, after hot grounder had
gone through Burns, and man been
given life on first, and then the
visitors welded the willow in earnest
and knocked the unfortunate twirler
clean out of the box
Old lady-"Don't read any more Of
that fight, please, Josiah. It's toe
dreadful. Dear me Dear me Where
could the constable have been And
they call this Christian country
CNicaqo Tribune.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-07-29

The original of long lost letter,
wholly written by Gen. Washington,
has recently been found in the estate
Paper" Department of the City Hall
at Newport, II. |. 1t was written in
acknowledgment of an address from
the citizens of Newport, where Wash
iugton arrived for the second aud last
time in 1890, year after his inaugura-
ton as president. The document is of
considerable historic value and of great
local interest, more particularly as it has
hitherto escaped the notice of the
biographers of Washington. 1t is
written on both sides of two quarto
pages of the largest letter paper of the
period, being altogether in the distinct
and readable chirography of the Presi-
dent.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-07-29
Tobacco in the White House,

Mr. Cleveland is developing a love
for cigars which has already caugh,
the attention of the newspaper para
grapher. There is something about
life in the White House and in Wash
ington which seems to stimulate the
cocoethes fumandi, although Mr.. Hayes
was not affected by it. But he was
proof against this and other "wanities.
The taste grows cultured, too, in the
White House atmosphere, ard Mr.
Cleveland is said to have discarded the
"two for a quarter" variety for much
costlier article. Gen. Grant was able
to crafty his love for the weed at little
or no tax upon his S5O,0OO a year. Sc
many of his friends were desirous OF
making him presents and his fondness
for cigars was 80 universally known
that the express companies were kept
busy delivering boxes of the choicest
brands. l know of ono gift to him ol
a box of 100 which cost the donor
Sl45-so at least, the latter told me
thought this was about the highest
price ever paid for such goods, but the
gentleman assured me that he had him,
self smoked cigars which had cost 81 "a
a piece. He had done 80 accidentally
however, for it was far from his dis
position to be so extravagant. The
gift to Gen. Grant came about in this
way; My informant, merchant Of
means, was about to visit the General
in camp during the closing days of the
war and thought box Of fine cigars
would be appreciated as a delicate
courtesy. Accordingly, he called upon
a cigar dealer near his residence and
requested him to get the best box Of
cigars within reach. 1t was a time
when gold was over POO. and the Gus.
tom duties were very heavy. The
package was duly delivered to him ia
day or two and with ii bill for Sl45
Asloniahed at the price he went to the
cigar dealer who said that the bill was
correct.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-07-29
Subordinate.

''What a very martial looking man
your husband is, Mrs Hobson,' observ-
ed caller. 81 saw him in the parade
on the Fourth, and was quite struck
with his soldierly appearance"
"Yes," responded Mrs. Hobson, "lhe
Colonel looks well in his uniform"
"Is he at homer"
mo, baby was fretful, and I told
him to give her turn around the block
in her carriage. ~ Y. Sun.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-07-29
C. sHoRTLDGEs ACADEMY,
Working Classes Attention.

we are now prepared TO furnish all classes with
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-07-29

Quite an awkward accident took
place the other day in the "Wild West
show travelling with circus down in
Iowa. The ring-master was standing
on a box explaining to the audience
that The buffalo was wild one captur.
ed this spring, and that il it were not
for the men stationed around outside
the ring it would charge up the seats
and clean out the whole crowd, when
the wild and dangerous animal came
up and began to chew his coat tail. He
got down and stopped talking, and a
man bad TO take an ear Of corn and
trot off ahead of the buffalo before it
could be got into a run.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-07-29

He sat on log on the banks of an
Arkansaw creek, when traveller came
along and saluted:
"Good day, mister. Waiting for a
risef"
"That's just what am waiting for,
was the reply.
"Got flatboat up stream?"
"No, sir. I'm a government engi.
neer. Congress has appropriated $4s,.
900 to improve this river, and I'm
waiting for rise so can find the
stream. How long since you saw any
thing of it?'
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-07-29

1t often happens that the man who
cannot hear the call to duty when il is
uttered in laundering tones will catch
the lowest whisper when il conveys an
invitation 10 have a drink.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-07-29

True Christian charity goes further
down than the heart--it reaches the
pocket.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-07-29

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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-07-29

A profitable calliDg--The doctors.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-07-29
Pennsylvania Railroad.

". T. HAISTEAD, Supt.
ofice. Scranton, Feb. 1stl so
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-02-12

pane of glass on frosty morning, or
by catching a few large flakes upon
fur collar.
Now. snow crystals are not simply
masses of frozen Water-they are
much less solid. They are formed
when vapor condenses in the upper
regions of air, much as dew is form
ed upon the earth's surface, and they
are frozen directly from the vapor.
Many reasons tend to show that all
the light, feecy clouds, seen at great
heights, consist of these snow masses
still floating in the air. So if any
cold object is placed bef,pre the vapor.
mass of snow forms upon it. A
board before an engines escape pipe
on cold day soon become coated
with snow or frost, and the layer
grows as long it continues cold. The
ice often forms long spikes, all point
ing towards The escaping steam and
growing towards it. Such masses of
ice formed upon posts and stones on
top of Mount Washington, in New
Hampshire, some years since, four
feet long. A strong northwest wind
was blowing at the time, and the air
was remarkably damp. Soon after
it commenced, every object became
coated with ice, and on all the more
prominent points it continued to
grow for two days.
The beautiful coatings of ice which
cover trees and bushes in the winter
are formed in nearly the same way.
They come when the bushes and
trees are cold, while the air is little
warmer and full of moisture. Then
the branches and twigs quickly coat
the frost often accommodating until the
tree carries load of tons. Thousands
of forest and ornamental trees were
broken last spring, in the Eastern
States, by such load of ice. Though
called an ice storm, it differed from
many other storms only in its greater
severity and longer duration,
Perhaps the greatest curiosity in
the way of ice formation every
known was the loading of the teIe-
graph wires in Siberia, few winters
ago. Such an ice storm occurred
there, and the wires were all coated.
Then a rain followed, and long icicles
were formed, hanging from the wires.
Soon the sun came out and melted
the ice on the top of the wires so that
the ice turned around the wires, max
ing the icicles all point upwards like
the teeth of comb. Then the ice
again froze to the wires, ana there it
remained for several days, until f.
nally strong wind shook the ice off.
All these curious forms result from
different conditions of condensation.
-LaRoy f. Griffin, IN Chicago Cur
rent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-02-12
CuriOsities of Ice.

Some years ago, a neighbor brought
to the writer's study cake of ice
which he had cut from water pail.
Its top was like all such pieces of ice,
but it had horn of ice growing from
it, and turning it over, the under side
showed that the horn was hollow
and was filled with water when the
cake formed. 1t was brought as a
"freak of nature" but a careful ex-
animation showed how the horn was
formed. The pail of water stood in
a chair near stove, while the horn
pointed directly towards small hole
in the wall opposite. A current of
air had swept across the pail and so
weakened the ice at that point, and
In expanding it had burst at its
weakest point.
Ice is a crystal, or better, a great
mass of crystals. The little bits of
ice grow together in one definite
form, that of the six pointed star. A
complete crystal is a beautiful star.
But most crystals are very lncom-
plete, being broken up, or else sew
eral frozen together into single
mass. The form of these crystals
lGu be readily seen by looking at